Team

Tom is a Chartered Certified Accountant, Chartered Management Accountant and Chartered Secretary.Tom has been in the profession for over 40 years and founded the practice in 1975. He was for some time a Senior University Lecturer at Northumbria University and was also Managing Director of a successful management consultancy company. He has presented over 300 seminars in Accountancy and Time Management and has worked all over the UK, Europe, USA and Bermuda.

Jennifer O'Toole

BA Hons, FCCA, MAAT

Partner

Having qualified with a top 10 firm in London, Jennifer has a vast array of expertise to advise small and medium enterprises. A chartered certified accountant and registered auditor on paper, Jennifer tries to buck the general stereotype of the profession to offer clients meaningful, proactive and timely advice, which not only adds value but assists clients deal with the ever changing business environment.

Lucy Brierley

ACCA

Associate

Lucy heads up our business services team and is the practices longest serving member. Her vast experience in all aspects of the practices client services has proved invaluable to our clients. Lucy is responsible for reviewing the teams work and to oversee the Audit of our client portfolio.

Will Clifton

ACCA

Business Services

Will joined the practice in 2004. He completed the ACCA qualification and transferred to membership in 2014. Will is an experienced member of our business services team responsible for accounts production and taxation. Will also ensures the practices IT systems are compliant.

Ellen Bulloch

BSC Hons, ACCA

Business Services

Ellen joined the practice in 2010 after graduating from Sunderland University. She completed the ACCA qualification and transferred to membership in 2016. Ellen works within our business services team and delivers exceptional client care, dealing with accounts production, audit and taxation.

Kirstin Clark

MAAT

Trainee

Kirstin joined as a trainee in 2011 and qualified as an Accounting Technician in 2016. Bright, Bubbly with wonderful enthusiasm, she deals with accounts preparation, VAT, and taxation. She also heads up our outsourcing team.

Amber Rebair

ACCA Student

Business Services

Amber joined the practice in 2014 on an admin apprentice scheme. After exceeding expectations, she transferred to the business services team and is now studying towards her ACCA qualification. She deals with accounts preparation, VAT, taxation and is our CIS expert.

Christine Bulloch

Practice Administrator / HR

Christine joined the practice in 2015 after working as a secretary elsewhere for 7 years. She is responsible for all the practice administration and HR matters. She also acts as PA to the partners and is the first face you'll see when you walk through our doors.

Angela Burns

Payroll Administrator

Angela joined the practice in 2017 as payroll administrator, bringing with her 25 years of experience. She is our expert in all payroll matters including auto enrolment and employment benefits.

Amy Falcus

AAT Student

Business Services

Amy is the newest member of our team having joined the practice in 2017. She is currently studying towards her AAT qualification and will soon be Level 4 qualified. Amy works within our business services team and mainly deals with book keeping and accounts preparation.

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